Guys 'N' Dolls

Director: Amanda Campbell, Musical Director: Linda Coombes, Choreography: Laura Hallas

Performed from Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th April 2013

 

 

Home

Next Production

Past Productions

Members

Latest News

Gallery

Click on Link below for official

NODA Review

Author: Ralph Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guys 'N' Dolls was conceived by producers Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin as an adaptation of Damon Runyon's short stories. These stories, written in the 1920s and 1930s, concerned gangsters, gamblers & other characters of the New York underworld.

Synopsis

"Guys and Dolls" tells the tale of Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can't make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. That "next girl" is Miss Sarah Brown, a pure-at-heart Salvation Army-type reformer. Meanwhile, Nathan is having trouble with his own girlfriend, Adelaide, who after 14 years of dating is ready for marriage. Guys and Dolls is a cornerstone of the musical comedy stage that continues to delight audiences over 50 years after its Broadway premiere. Featuring the songs "Luck be a Lady" and "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat," this musical is the perfect balance of story, dance, music, and romance.  Written by composer/lyricist Frank Loesser, with a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, "Guys and Dolls" won a Best Musical Tony for the original 1951 production, and a second Tony for Best Revival for the 1995 production starring Faith Prince and Nathan Lane. The musical also received international attention thanks to the 1955 MGM motion picture adaptation featuring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra.

Cast

      Sky Masterson..............................................James Randell

      Sarah Brown................................................Rhiannon Owen

 

      Nathan Detroit.............................................Tim Driscoll

      Miss Adelaide...............................................Angie Dymott

Gangsters/Crap Players

      Nicely Nicely Johnson..................................Mike Beaven

     Benny South Street........................................Iain Campbell

     Harry The Horse...........................................Steve Williams

      Big Jule.........................................................John Crimmins

      Lt. Brannigan................................................Huw Williams

      Rusty Charlie/Joey Bitmore.........................Mike Walsh

      Society Max/Waiter/Master of Ceremony...Dan Walsh

      Liverlips Louis..............................................Drew Heursch

      Angie the Ox/Waiter.....................................Richard Clutterbuck

     Scranton Scrim.............................................Richard Jones

(Top Left-Right) Tim Driscoll, Richard Jones, John Crimmins, Mike Beavan & Huw Williams

(Bottom) Steve Williams & Iain Campbell

Mission

      Arvide Abernathy.............................................Phil Davies

      General Cartwright.........................................Brenda Slaughter

      Mission Band...................................................Laura Thompson

      Mission Band....................................................Judith Smith

      Mission Band....................................................Hilary Evans

      Mission Band....................................................Sue O'halloran

      Mission Band/Waitress.....................................Glad Llewellyn

(Left-Right) Susan O'Halloran, Brenda Slaughter, Hilary Evans, Rhiannon Owen, Phil Davies, Glad Llewellyn, Judith Smith & Laura Thompson

Hot Box Girls

  Hot Box/Mimi...............................................Angela Driscoll

   Hot Box/Dancer.............................................Anna Constantinou

   Hot Box/Dancer.............................................Carla Gambarini

   Hot Box/Dancer.............................................Lauren Harris

  Hot Box/Dancer.............................................Emma Amos

  Hot Box/Dancer.............................................Laura Hallas

(Top Left-Right) Anna Constantinou, Laura Hallas, Angie Dymott, Carla Gambarini & Angela Driscoll

(Bottom) Emma Amos & Lauren Harris

Havana Dancers

  Salsa Dancers..............Ken Bailey, Christalla Constantinou

               

Act I
  1. Fugue for Tinhorn...(Nicely, Benny & Rusty)
  2. Follow the Fold...(Mission Band)
  3. The Oldest Established...(Nathan, Benny, Nicely, Male Chorus)
  4. I'll Know...(Sarah & Sky)
  5. A Bushel & a Peck...(Adelaide & Hot-Box Girls)
  6. Adelaide's Lament...(Adelaide)
  7. Guys N Dolls...(Nicely & Benny)
  8. Havana...(Sky, Sarah & Full Company)
  9. If I were a Bell...(Sarah)
  10. My Time of Day...(Sky)
  11. I've never been in Love Before...(Sky & Sarah)
Act II
  1. Take Back your Mink...(Adelaide & Hot-Box Girls)
  2. Adelaide's 2nd Lament...(Adelaide)
  3. More I cannot Wish you...(Arvide)
  4. Luck be a Lady...(Sky & Male Chorus) 
  5. Sue Me...(Adelaide & Nathan)
  6. Rockin' the Boat...(Nicely, Full Company)
  7. Adelaide Meets Sarah...(Adelaide & Sarah)
  8. Marry the Man Today...(Adelaide & Sarah)
  9. The Happy Ending...(Full Company)

The Band

    Musical Director/Piano...............Linda Coombes

   Flute/Clarinet/Saxophone...........Emily Darlington

   Clarinet/Saxophone....................Katie Wynne

   Trumpet......................................Henry Waller

   Trombone...................................David Mace

   Violin..........................................Simon Carter

   Bass............................................Hayley Morgan

   Drums.........................................Joshua Pegg

   Keyboard....................................Dan Pugh-Bevan

   Production Team

   Director.....................................Amanda Campbell

   Musical Director.......................Linda Coombes

   Choreography:..........................Laura Hallas

   Assistant Director.................... Siān Williams

   Wardrobe.................................Sue Gambarini

   Properties................................Helen Page & Fleur Greening

   Stage Manager.........................Llwyd Herniman

   Stage Construction..................Llwyd Herniman, Alex Winter & Liam Daly

   Lighting Design.......................Llwyd Herniman

   Stage Design............................RTFM Productions

   Sound Design...........................Alex Winter

   Marketing................................Richard Jones, Anna Constantinou

   Programme/Banner.................Tim Driscoll, Rhys Stapleton

   Bar Manager...........................Rhys Stapleton

   Front of House........................Siān Williams, Fiona Jackson & Cast

   Refreshments..........................Susan Gambarini

   Box Office..............................Brenda Slaughter